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SIGACCESS promotes the professional interests of computing personnel with disabilities and the application of computing and information technology in solving relevant disability problems. The SIG also strives to educate the public to support careers for people with disabilities.

The SIG welcomes professionals interested in the design, development, evaluation, and scientific investigations of technologies to support individuals with disabilities. This includes:

Researchers

Clinicians and teachers charged with assessing disabilities

Rehabilitation personnel who administer assistive technologies

Policy makers concerned with equitable access to information technologies for people with disabilities

Tiago Guerreiro is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon, and a researcher at LaSIGE. His research focuses on mobile accessibility, text-entry, and on accessible and usable privacy. He has focused most of his efforts on improving the quality of life of blind and visually impaired people, people with motor impairments, and people with dementia. He was a local chair for ASSETS 2015 and has collaborated in several other editions, as an organizer, committee member, and author. Tiago holds MSc (2008) and PhD (2012) degrees from Técnico, University of Lisbon, both in Information Systems and Computer Engineering.